All Hazards Emergency Network Podcast

Bo Mitchell of 911 Consulting explains what  organizations need to do to ensure their Emergency Action Plans are OSHA Compliant.

Greg Carbin of NOAA's Storm Prediction Center explains the process of monitoring and predicting severe weather across the nation.

Tom O'Reilly, Director of The Police Institute at the School of Criminal Justice at Rutgers University discusses the Nationwide Suspicious Activity Reporting Initiative (NSI)  and other information sharing programs for law enforcement and homeland security.

Colonel Richard Neely, the Chief of Current Operations Division of the National Guard Bureau explains the Guard's unique role in support of civil authorities during major disasters.

Tom Moran, the Executive Director of the All Hazards Consortium explains the organization's role in facilitating cooperation between the public and private sector for disaster response.

Ira Tannenbaum, Assistant Commissioner for Public/Private Initiatives at New York City Emergency Management (NYCEM) explains how the City coordinates the integration of private sector concerns, interests, and resources to support New York City’s emergency planning, preparedness, response, and recovery activities.

Theresa McCallister of NIST explains the Community Disaster Resilience Planning Guide and how listeners can provide input.

Robert Salesses, the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense Integration and Defense Support of Civil Authorities (DSCA) explains how the DoD provides support for civil authorities in response to major disasters.

When a disaster strikes, the first question everyone asks is, "When will the power be restored?" Chris Eisenbrey of the Edison Electric Institute explains the new processes being used by electric utilities to expedite power restoration.

Harvey Johnson, the Executive Director for Recovery Operations for the American Red Cross explains how they respond to over 70,000 incidents a year.

Dr. Douglas Maughan, the Division Director, Cyber Security Division of the Department of Homeland Security, Science & Technology Directorate discusses recent research into enhancing cybersecurity in both the public and private sectors.

Chris Geldart, Director of Washington, DC Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency discusses the unique challenges of protecting the nation's Capitol.

Chris Kuryak, the Chief Operating Officer of Recovers.org explains their approach to Community Driven Disaster Response which supports residents with their needs in any type of disaster.    

Joe Bruno, the former Commissioner of the New York City Office of Emergency Management discusses how the city coped with the massive destruction caused by Superstorm Sandy. He details their processes for mobilizing a wide variety of city agencies, state & local governments, federal agencies and private sector partners to meet the needs of the regions's citizens.

Matt Morrison, the CEO of the Pacific Northwest Economic Region discusses the unique approach his organization takes to promote resilience on both sides of the U.S. and Canada border.

Joe Picciano, former Deputy Regional Director at FEMA explains the importance of Integrated Planning between public sector stakeholders and private sector operators of critical infrastructure to ensure disaster resilience. Drawing on lessons learned from Hurricane Katrina and the World Trade Center recovery effort, he discusses best practices in integrated planning for disaster resilience.

Brian Tishuk, the Executive Director of ChicagoFIRST, a coalition of financial and other institutions discusses their initiatives to foster economic resilience.

Tom Moran, the Executive Director of the All Hazards Consortium explains the applicability of the new Open/Closed Business App for disaster response. The app provides information for responders to find open businesses that can provide lodging, gas, food and other needs during an extended power outage.

Bob Crouch, former Assistant to the Governor for Commonwealth Preparedness in Virginia, discusses the challenges of forming effective public/private sector partnerships for emergency response.

Harriet Tregoning, the Director of the Office of Economic Resilience at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development explains the $1Billion National Disaster Resilience Competition. This interview previously aired on Disaster Resilience for America on Federal News Radio.